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U.S. coronavirus deaths exceed 75,000: Reuters tally

By Lisa Shumaker

(Reuters) – U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 75,000 deaths on Thursday, according to a Reuters (More…)

Texas governor bans jail time for coronavirus lockdown violations

By Brad Brooks

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday banned the jailing of anybody in the (More…)

The return of the cubicle? Companies rethink office life post lockdown

By Stephen Jewkes, Kate Holton and Muvija M

MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Can creative sparks fly through plexiglass? Is the water (More…)

To keep COVID-19 patients home, some U.S. states weigh house arrest tech

By Raphael Satter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – How do you ensure that someone sick with COVID-19 stays home?

As the United (More…)

‘The government is failing us’: Laid-off Americans struggle in coronavirus crisis

By Andy Sullivan and Brad Brooks

(Reuters) – For Claudia Alejandra, unemployment has become a full-time job.

Since losing her (More…)

Latest on the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus – 5-7-20

(Reuters) – More than 3.79 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 263,682 (More…)

Masked and partitioned, worshippers return to Jerusalem’s Western Wall

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Worshippers are returning to the Western Wall in Jerusalem as Judaism’s holiest prayer site gradually reopens under (More…)

U.S. graduates turn regalia into PPE: Wear the cap, donate the gown

By Barbara Goldberg

(Reuters) – In this year’s mostly virtual commencement ceremonies, thousands of American graduates are adorning their mortarboards (More…)

U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with Obamacare contraception case

By Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices grappled on Wednesday with whether President Donald Trump’s administration went (More…)